The image. Not John’s bum. It was just one standout moment from a superb end to what has been a superb series. The only surprise was that ITV took so long to announce there will be another one next year.

Of course, some people might say that the supermarket gun siege which Pete and Adam got caught up in last night was a little contrived and far-fetched – and they’d be right.

Cold Feet has always had that ridiculous fantasy aspect to it, though. It’s part of its charm.

We were tricked into thinking pete has killed himself (Image: ITV)

And it never gets in the way of making millions of fans laugh and cry in equal measure. One thing though. If writer Mike Bullen ever tries again to trick us into thinking Pete has killed himself, the only backside I’ll want to see is his.